According to Google Keyword search, in July,
\nthere were 923,000,000 people who searched for the
\nkeyword “free.” The related term “free stuff” was typed
\nin by 2,240,000 visitors.<\/p>\n
It just goes to show, some things never change, the power
\nof “free” is alive and kicking.<\/p>\n
Something for nothing is a universal passion and successful
\nwebmasters are aware of this aspect of human psychology. A
\nvery effective method to increase your customer base is
\ngiving something away. The following are several popular
\nitems that will draw people to your site and keep them
\nreturning:<\/p>\n
1) Through the magic of java-script, you can have daily
\nquotes, weather and a world clock displayed on your website.
\nThe beauty is, people do not click off your site to get this
\ninformation. They can stay at your site and still see your
\nservices and opportunities. Since quotes and weather are
\nvery popular search items, consider adding this feature to
\nyour site. This is a free service offered by<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.onyoursite.com<\/p>\n
2) Join a program that enables you to offer your visitors
\nfree software, free e-mail, contests, sweepstakes,
\nvacations , gift certificates and other merchandise. One
\ncompany that does this is:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.cyberbounty.com
\nThey require that you already have 350 visitors a day in
\norder to be accepted as an affiliate. You also are paid a
\nsmall bounty fee each time someone fills out a form and
\nthis itself can be a nice revenue. If you do not have
\nenough traffic to be accepted, http:\/\/www.clickxchange.com
\nis a company that may be more appropriate.They have less
\nstringent requirements and will pay you for clicks, leads
\nand sales received from your website. You can offer free
\ntravel resources, jokes, or newsletters from all the sites
\nlisted above.<\/p>\n
3) The latest craze is to give away e-books from your
\nwebsite. E-books are electronic books, usually in .exe
\nor .pdf files. Just like regular books, e-books cover a
\nwide range of topics. One of the big advantages of
\ne-books is the ability to use hyperlinks to send readers
\nto your website, an affiliate site, or anywhere else on
\nthe web.<\/p>\n
E-books can be downloaded from your own website or
\noffered to other webmasters as freebies to be downloaded
\nfrom their sites. If you are interested in compiling your
\nown e-book the following resource will be helpful:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.neosoftware.com<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.smartcode.com<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.bersoft.com<\/p>\n
If you write your own e-book, be sure to have it listed at
\nthe many websites that have e-book libraries for their
\nvisitors. Each person who downloads your e-book will be
\ngetting the url to your website within the book and can
\nclick to your site while reading it.<\/p>\n
4)The word “Jokes” is a very popular search term. “Joke of
\nthe Day ” Newsletter has over 37,000 subscribers. You can
\nstart an online newsletter (also called “ezine”) that
\nfocuses on your website’s content. Then promote your
\nwebsite in your ezine to increase your traffic and sales.<\/p>\n
Then list it at the following free directories:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.bestezines.com
\nhttp:\/\/www.e-zinez.com<\/p>\n
Courses and Consulting for Authors, Coaches, Consultants and Healers<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n